of_o the_o thing_n from_o the_o circumstance_n of_o st._n peter_n as_o i_o do_v before_o from_o those_o of_o st._n paul_n and_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o show_v that_o his_o business_n lie_v quite_o another_o way_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o probable_a evidence_n of_o his_o come_n hither_o i_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o the_o apostle_n be_v employ_v according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o their_o commission_n viz._n that_o the_o apostle_n of_o the_o circumcision_n be_v to_o attend_v the_o jew_n and_o of_o the_o uncircumcision_n the_o gentile_n now_o st._n paul_n say_v that_o 2.7_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o uncircumcision_n be_v commit_v to_o he_o as_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o circumcision_n be_v unto_o peter_n this_o 29._o baronius_n say_v be_v agree_v at_o the_o council_n at_o jerusalem_n but_o he_o will_v not_o have_v it_o to_o be_v such_o a_o distribution_n of_o distinct_a province_n as_o that_o the_o one_o upon_o no_o occasion_n shall_v meddle_v with_o the_o gentile_n nor_o the_o other_o with_o the_o jew_n but_o yet_o he_o grant_v that_o the_o apostleship_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v in_o a_o particular_a manner_n commit_v to_o st._n paul_n as_o of_o the_o jew_n to_o st._n peter_n and_o whatever_o they_o may_v do_v occasional_o this_o as_o he_o prove_v from_o 2._o st._n jerome_n be_v the_o principale_a mandatum_fw-la the_o main_a of_o the_o commission_n to_o either_o of_o they_o which_o be_v suppose_v it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o st._n peter_n chief_a employment_n must_v be_v where_o the_o great_a number_n of_o jew_n be_v and_o from_o hence_o 4._o petrus_n de_fw-fr marca_n infer_v that_o st._n peter_n have_v preach_v to_o the_o jew_n in_o judaea_n employ_v himself_o in_o convert_v the_o jew_n abroad_o both_o of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o dispersion_n the_o latter_a be_v chief_o in_o egypt_n at_o alexandria_n where_o he_o settle_v mark_v the_o bishop_n over_o the_o convert_a jew_n from_o thence_o he_o go_v to_o antioch_n from_o thence_o to_o babylon_n where_o the_o head_n of_o the_o first_o dispersion_n live_v and_o in_o this_o city_n he_o say_v he_o write_v his_o epistle_n to_o those_o disperse_a jew_n over_o who_o synagogue_n the_o patriarch_n of_o babylon_n have_v jurisdiction_n clemens_n romanus_n take_v no_o notice_n at_o all_o of_o st._n peter_n preach_v in_o the_o western_a part_n as_o he_o do_v of_o st._n paul_n but_o 1._o eusebius_n from_o origen_n say_v that_o st._n peter_n preach_v to_o the_o disperse_a jew_n in_o pontus_n galatia_n bythinia_n cappadocia_n etc._n etc._n and_o 6._o epiphanius_n even_o where_o he_o say_v that_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n do_v both_o constitute_v bishop_n at_o rome_n upon_o their_o go_v thence_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n in_o other_o place_n yet_o he_o add_v that_o st._n paul_n go_v towards_o spain_n but_o st._n peter_n frequent_o visit_v pontus_n and_o bythinia_n which_o be_v very_o agreeable_a to_o the_o design_n of_o his_o commission_n there_o be_v so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o jew_n in_o those_o part_n and_o pontus_n and_o bythinia_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v reserve_v as_o the_o peculiar_a province_n of_o st._n peter_n for_o when_o st._n paul_n attempt_v to_o go_v into_o bythinia_n 16.7_o he_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o spirit_n which_o then_o command_v he_o to_o come_v into_o europe_n and_o so_o he_o make_v for_o macedonia_n 51._o baronius_n grant_v that_o st._n peter_n spend_v the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o time_n in_o the_o eastern_a part_n but_o about_o anno_fw-la dom._n lviii_o he_o find_v he_o employ_v in_o the_o west_n and_o particular_o among_o the_o britain_n but_o what_o ancient_a authority_n according_a to_o his_o own_o rule_n do_v he_o produce_v for_o it_o he_o name_v none_o but_o metaphrastes_n and_o yet_o as_o it_o fall_v out_o unlucky_o when_o the_o same_o metaphrastes_n his_o authority_n be_v produce_v for_o st._n paul_n be_v preach_v in_o the_o western_a part_n he_o be_v apparent_o slight_v by_o he_o 4._o and_o for_o the_o very_a same_o reason_n which_o hold_v against_o the_o former_a testimony_n viz._n for_o quote_v thing_n out_o of_o eusebius_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o he_o and_o elsewhere_o he_o say_v 38._o he_o be_v of_o no_o authority_n in_o these_o matter_n but_o metaphrastes_n his_o testimony_n serve_v to_o a_o good_a purpose_n in_o st._n peter_n case_n viz._n to_o clear_v a_o considerable_a difficulty_n how_o st._n peter_n if_o then_o bishop_n of_o rome_n shall_v not_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o st._n paul_n when_o he_o write_v his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n to_o which_o he_o answer_v that_o saint_n peter_n come_v to_o rome_n the_o second_o of_o claudius_n but_o be_v banish_v thence_o with_o other_o jew_n the_o nine_o of_o claudius_n he_o spend_v the_o time_n then_o in_o preach_v the_o gospel_n in_o other_o place_n and_o so_o very_o convenient_o find_v he_o in_o britain_n when_o st._n paul_n write_v his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n which_o he_o place_v in_o the_o second_o of_o nero._n but_o it_o be_v by_o no_o mean_n probable_a say_v 16._o valesius_fw-la that_o st._n peter_n shall_v come_v to_o rome_n before_o the_o death_n of_o herod_n agrippa_n and_o 10._o baronius_n say_v that_o after_o his_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o prison_n he_o go_v to_o caesarea_n laodicea_n and_o antioch_n according_a to_o his_o own_o author_n metaphrastes_n and_o then_o into_o cappadocia_n pontus_n galatia_n and_o bythinia_n and_o so_o return_v by_o antioch_n to_o jerusalem_n so_o that_o if_o metaphrastes_n his_o authority_n be_v good_a for_o any_o thing_n st._n peter_n can_v hardly_o come_v to_o rome_n the_o second_o of_o claudius_n and_o if_o the_o death_n of_o agrippa_n follow_v soon_o after_o the_o delivery_n of_o st._n peter_n as_o valesius_fw-la think_v and_o st._n luke_n seem_v to_o intimate_v then_o he_o can_v not_o be_v at_o rome_n till_o the_o four_o of_o claudius_n for_o all_o agree_v that_o agrippa_n die_v that_o year_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o certainty_n of_o st._n peter_n come_v to_o rome_n the_o second_o of_o claudius_n yet_o let_v that_o be_v suppose_v and_o that_o st._n peter_n go_v from_o rome_n on_o the_o edict_n of_o claudius_n what_o make_v he_o so_o long_o absent_a from_o thence_o as_o to_o the_o second_o of_o nero_n when_o 16.3_o st._n paul_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n salute_v aquila_n and_o priscilla_n as_o then_o present_a at_o rome_n who_o certain_o leave_v it_o before_o on_o the_o 18.2_o account_n of_o that_o edict_n so_o that_o this_o edict_n can_v be_v no_o reason_n of_o his_o be_v absent_a from_o rome_n at_o the_o time_n of_o this_o epistle_n but_o it_o fall_v out_o unhappy_o that_o though_o st._n peter_n be_v make_v by_o baronius_n and_o other_o bishop_n of_o rome_n for_o twenty_o five_o year_n yet_o he_o can_v never_o be_v find_v in_o his_o own_o diocese_n in_o all_o that_o time_n before_o his_o martyrdom_n but_o one_o excuse_n or_o other_o be_v still_o find_v for_o his_o absence_n when_o there_o be_v several_a remarkable_a transaction_n which_o must_v have_v discover_v he_o if_o he_o have_v be_v at_o rome_n as_o not_o only_o upon_o st._n paul_n writing_n this_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n but_o upon_o st._n paul_n come_v to_o rome_n upon_o his_o writing_n so_o many_o epistle_n from_o thence_o upon_o the_o defence_n he_o make_v for_o himself_o when_o he_o say_v 4.16_o that_o all_o forsake_v he_o what_o st._n peter_n too_o so_o that_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n the_o opinion_n of_o 2._o lactantius_n in_o his_o late_a publish_a book_n seem_v most_o agreeable_a to_o truth_n that_o st._n peter_n come_v not_o to_o rome_n till_o the_o reign_n of_o nero_n and_o not_o long_o before_o his_o martyrdom_n and_o this_o baluzius_n confess_v to_o have_v be_v the_o most_o ancient_a and_o receive_a opinion_n in_o the_o church_n since_o lactantius_n never_o dispute_v it_o and_o what_o he_o say_v of_o the_o twenty_o five_o year_n wherein_o the_o apostle_n plant_v church_n be_v in_o likelihood_n the_o occasion_n of_o that_o mistake_a tradition_n concern_v saint_n peter_n be_v be_v twenty_o five_o year_n bishop_n of_o rome_n so_o much_o may_v suffice_v to_o show_v the_o great_a probability_n that_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o britain_n be_v rather_o found_v by_o st._n paul_n than_o by_o st._n peter_n or_o any_o other_o apostle_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o british_a church_n to_o the_o first_o council_n of_o nice_a the_o testimony_n of_o tertullian_n concern_v they_o clear_v it_o extend_v only_o to_o britain_n the_o national_a conversion_n of_o the_o scot_n under_o king_n donald_n fabulous_a of_o dempster_n old_a annal_n prosper_n speak_v not_o of_o the_o scot_n in_o britain_n tertullian_n to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o provincial_a britain_n as_o well_o as_o other_o the_o testimony_n of_o sulpitius_n severus_n
find_v three_o bishop_n subscribe_v to_o it_o eborius_n bishop_n of_o york_n restitutus_n bishop_n of_o london_n and_o adelsius_fw-la de_fw-la civitate_fw-la colonia_n londinensium_fw-la so_o it_o be_v in_o 9_o sirmondus_n his_o best_a copy_n and_o although_o 118._o mr._n selden_n seem_v to_o question_v the_o antiquity_n of_o it_o yet_o the_o other_o vouch_v it_o to_o be_v very_o good_a and_o ancient_a but_o what_o then_o be_v the_o civitas_n colonia_n londinensium_n the_o learned_a 195._o primate_n think_v it_o to_o be_v colchester_n that_o be_v call_v in_o antoninus_n colonia_n 119._o mr._n selden_n take_v it_o to_o be_v camalodunum_n and_o so_o write_v camalodon_n which_o the_o ignorant_a scribe_n make_v col._n londinensium_n 39_o sir_n h._n spelman_n likewise_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v the_o old_a colony_n of_o camalodunum_n but_o i_o think_v a_o far_o more_o probable_a sense_n may_v be_v give_v of_o it_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o way_n of_o summon_v bishop_n to_o council_n at_o that_o time_n for_o it_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o imagine_v that_o every_o roman_a colony_n or_o city_n send_v a_o bishop_n for_o then_o every_o council_n will_v have_v be_v as_o full_a as_o the_o arabic_a writer_n say_v the_o council_n of_o nice_a be_v of_o which_o mr._n selden_n have_v discourse_v at_o large_a or_o at_o least_o as_o 11._o cummianus_fw-la and_o chro._n ado_n think_v this_o council_n of_o arles_n be_v which_o they_o make_v to_o consist_v of_o 600_o bishop_n a_o unreasonable_a number_n to_o be_v call_v together_o on_o such_o a_o occasion_n as_o the_o give_a way_n to_o the_o restless_a importunity_n of_o the_o donatist_n to_o have_v their_o cause_n hear_v over_o again_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v presume_v that_o constantine_n will_v summon_v so_o great_a a_o number_n to_o make_v up_o a_o court_n episcopale_n judicium_fw-la st._n augustine_n often_o call_v it_o wherein_o the_o main_a thing_n to_o be_v do_v be_v to_o hear_v the_o party_n and_o to_o give_v judgement_n and_o in_o the_o former_a judgement_n but_o 19_o bishop_n be_v summon_v it_o be_v say_v 5._o that_o st._n augustine_n make_v the_o number_n of_o bishop_n at_o arles_n to_o be_v 200._o but_o i_o see_v no_o sufficient_a ground_n to_o understand_v those_o word_n of_o this_o particular_a council_n but_o of_o all_o the_o bishop_n which_o have_v condemn_v they_o in_o several_a council_n among_o who_o he_o reckon_v the_o italian_a spanish_a and_o gallic_a bishop_n who_o meet_v at_o arles_n but_o when_o i_o compare_v the_o subscription_n to_o that_o council_n publish_v out_o of_o the_o most_o ancient_a ms._n with_o a_o passage_n in_o hilary_n i_o be_o apt_a to_o believe_v that_o except_v those_o that_o be_v very_o near_o about_o arles_n there_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o bishop_n out_o of_o a_o province_n with_o one_o or_o two_o presbyter_n so_o it_o be_v express_o in_o the_o 5._o summons_n to_o chrestus_n bishop_n of_o syracuse_n in_o sicily_n the_o only_a one_o remain_v and_o which_o 43._o baronius_n think_v be_v the_o same_o that_o be_v to_o the_o rest_n wherein_o he_o be_v require_v to_o come_v out_o of_o that_o province_n and_o to_o bring_v two_o presbyter_n with_o he_o as_o valesius_fw-la show_v against_o baronius_n and_o sirmondus_n the_o word_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v and_o synod_n hilary_n speak_v of_o the_o council_n of_o his_o time_n say_v that_o one_o or_o two_o bishop_n be_v send_v for_o out_o of_o a_o province_n and_o he_o instance_v in_o the_o council_n of_o ancyra_n and_o the_o great_a council_n at_o ariminum_n so_o here_o we_o meet_v with_o chrestus_n out_o of_o the_o province_n of_o sicily_n quintasius_fw-la out_o of_o the_o province_n of_o sardinia_n and_o so_o in_o most_o of_o the_o rest_n the_o distinct_a province_n be_v set_v down_o out_o of_o which_o they_o come_v and_o at_o that_o time_n there_o be_v 18_o province_n of_o gaul_n and_o britain_n and_o so_o many_o bishop_n appear_v at_o arles_n beside_o marinus_n the_o bishop_n of_o the_o place_n but_o to_o supply_v the_o defect_n of_o some_o other_o province_n there_o be_v more_o out_o of_o that_o province_n wherein_o arles_n stand_v than_o out_o of_o any_o other_o in_o britain_n there_o be_v then_o three_o province_n according_a to_o the_o ms._n copy_n of_o sextus_n rufus_n say_v mr._n camden_n therefore_o in_o all_o probability_n since_o the_o other_o two_o bishop_n be_v out_o of_o the_o other_o two_o province_n maxima_fw-la caesariensis_n and_o britannia_fw-la prima_fw-la the_o three_o bishop_n be_v out_o of_o the_o three_o province_n of_o britannia_fw-la secunda_fw-la wherein_o there_o be_v two_o note_a colony_n the_o one_o call_v colonia_n divana_n in_o the_o coin_n of_o septimius_n geta_n and_o civitas_n legionum_fw-la in_o 2._o beda_n now_o chester_n the_o other_o civitas_n legionis_fw-la ad_fw-la yscam_fw-la where_o be_v a_o colony_n of_o the_o 11._o legion_n which_o province_n be_v sometime_o call_v britannica_fw-la secunda_fw-la and_o therefore_o this_o bishop_n adelphius_n come_v ex_fw-la civit._fw-la col._n leg._n 11._o which_o the_o ignorant_a transcriber_n may_v easy_o turn_v to_o ex_fw-la civit._fw-la col._n londin_n the_o only_a objection_n be_v that_o which_o be_v suggest_v by_o the_o learned_a 96._o primate_n of_o armagh_n viz._n that_o there_o be_v four_o province_n of_o britain_n at_o that_o time_n and_o that_o flavia_n caesariensis_n be_v one_o of_o they_o have_v its_o name_n from_o constantine_n who_o assume_v the_o name_n of_o flavius_n but_o goltzius_n his_o copy_n deserve_v not_o to_o be_v so_o much_o prefer_v before_o 111._o camden_n and_o the_o name_n of_o flavia_n caesariensis_n may_v either_o be_v take_v from_o flavius_n valentinianus_n as_o 64._o berterius_n think_v or_o from_o fl._n theodosius_n before_o who_o time_n camden_n say_v we_o never_o meet_v with_o britannia_n flavia._n there_o be_v then_o but_o three_o bishop_n present_a at_o the_o council_n of_o arles_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o there_o 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extend_v to_o all_o the_o province_n within_o the_o empire_n 3._o it_o be_v not_o probable_a the_o church_n of_o britain_n shall_v be_v leave_v out_o consider_v constantine_n relation_n to_o britain_n for_o he_o be_v not_o only_o proclaim_v emperor_n here_o on_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n but_o if_o the_o panegyrist_n who_o live_v in_o that_o time_n may_v be_v believe_v he_o be_v bear_v here_o for_o compare_v constant_a constantius_n and_o he_o together_o he_o say_v that_o his_o father_n deliver_v britain_n from_o slavery_n tu_fw-la etiam_fw-la nobiles_fw-la illic_fw-la oriendo_fw-la fecisti_fw-la the_o question_n now_o be_v whether_o these_o word_n relate_v to_o his_o birth_n or_o to_o his_o be_v proclaim_v caesar_n here_o livineius_n be_v for_o the_o latter_a after_o notis_n lipsius_n but_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n to_o decline_v the_o most_o natural_a and_o proper_a sense_n viz._n that_o he_o bring_v a_o great_a honour_n to_o britain_n by_o be_v bear_v in_o it_o 9_o eumenius_n in_o another_o panegyric_n applaud_v the_o happiness_n of_o britain_n that_o have_v the_o first_o sight_n of_o constantine_n caesar._n this_o be_v likewise_o capable_a of_o both_o sense_n but_o he_o immediate_o fall_v into_o a_o high_a commendation_n of_o britain_n for_o its_o temper_n fertility_n riches_n and_o length_n of_o day_n if_o this_o be_v constantine_n own_o country_n this_o be_v do_v like_o a_o orator_n if_o not_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v all_o this_o and_o then_o he_o parallel_v britain_n with_o egypt_n where_o mercury_n be_v bear_v which_o show_v that_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o place_n of_o nativity_n beside_o the_o former_a panegyrist_n make_v his_o oration_n to_o maximianus_n and_o constantine_n together_o upon_o his_o marriage_n of_o theodora_n his_o daughter_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o probable_a that_o he_o will_v to_o he_o so_o much_o own_o constantine_n be_v make_v caesar_n in_o britain_n for_o that_o be_v not_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o government_n in_o the_o court_n of_o maximianus_n and_o dioclesian_n for_o as_o galerius_n tell_v dioclesian_n when_o he_o will_v have_v have_v four_o augusti_n no_o say_v he_o that_o be_v against_o your_o own_o maxim_n which_o be_v to_o have_v only_o two_o augusti_n and_o for_o they_o to_o name_v two_o caesar_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o the_o orator_n shall_v to_o maximianus_n his_o face_n own_v he_o to_o be_v make_v caesar_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o those_o who_o be_v then_o augusti_n but_o if_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o be_v make_v caesar_n by_o galerius_n it_o be_v very_o doubtful_a whether_o he_o be_v then_o in_o britain_n for_o 25._o lactantius_n say_v he_o take_v time_n to_o consider_v about_o it_o and_o be_v very_o hardly_o bring_v to_o it_o but_o 16._o nazarius_n and_o 62._o praxagoras_n both_o say_v that_o constantine_n go_v into_o gaul_n soon_o after_o his_o father_n death_n and_o therefore_o gaul_n first_o see_v he_o caesar_n according_a to_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o empire_n at_o that_o time_n so_o that_o this_o one_o testimony_n of_o the_o panegyrist_n weigh_v more_o with_o i_o than_o ten_o cedrenus_n or_o nicephorus_n who_o say_v he_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o east_n but_o i_o produce_v this_o only_a as_o a_o argument_n of_o the_o improbability_n that_o the_o british_a church_n shall_v be_v omit_v by_o constantine_n in_o the_o summons_n to_o his_o ecumenical_a council_n or_o that_o they_o be_v summon_v shall_v neglect_v to_o go_v 4._o they_o be_v certain_o summon_v and_o do_v go_v to_o the_o council_n of_o sardica_n and_o ariminum_n after_o and_o to_o that_o of_o arles_n before_o and_o why_o shall_v we_o believe_v they_o leave_v out_o in_o that_o of_o nice_n this_o argument_n alone_o prevail_v with_o mr._n 123._o selden_n to_o believe_v they_o present_v at_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o we_o be_v now_o force_v to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o best_a probability_n
scicambri_n r._n sicambri_n 330._o l._n 12._o for_o when_o r._n who_o p._n 338._o l._n 8._o for_o island_n r._n iseland_n the_o content_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o first_o plant_v a_o christian_a church_n in_o britain_n by_o s._n paul_n no_o christian_a church_n plant_v in_o britain_n during_o the_o reign_n of_o tiberius_n page_n 2._o gildas_n his_o word_n misunderstand_v p._n 4._o the_o tradition_n concern_v joseph_n of_o arimathea_n and_o his_o brethren_n come_v to_o glassenbury_n at_o large_a examine_v p._n 6._o the_o pretend_a testimony_n of_o british_a writer_n disprove_v p._n 8._o st._n patrick_n epistle_n a_o forgery_n p._n 14._o of_o the_o saxon_a charter_n especial_o the_o large_a one_o of_o king_n ina._n p._n 17._o the_o antiquity_n of_o seal_n in_o england_n p._n 19_o ingulphus_n his_o testimony_n explain_v p._n 20._o all_o the_o saxon_a charter_n suspicious_a till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o seven_o century_n p._n 18_o 22._o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o tradition_n from_o a_o old_a british_a church_n there_o p._n 10_o 26_o 28._o the_o circumstance_n about_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n and_o arviragus_n very_a improbale_n p._n 29._o sir_n h._n spelman_n vindicate_v p._n 30._o the_o state_n of_o the_o roman_a province_n about_o that_o time_n p._n 31._o no_o such_o king_n as_o arviragus_n then_o p._n 32._o not_o the_o same_o with_o caractacus_n p._n 34._o a_o christian_a church_n prove_v to_o be_v plant_v here_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n p._n 35._o the_o authentic_a testimony_n of_o eusebius_n theodoret_n clemens_n romanus_n to_o that_o purpose_n p._n 36._o st._n paul_n in_o probability_n the_o first_o founder_n of_o a_o church_n here_o p._n 38._o the_o time_n and_o opportunity_n he_o have_v for_o it_o after_o his_o release_n p._n 39_o of_o pomponia_n graecina_n and_o claudea_n rufina_n christian_n at_o rome_n and_o their_o influence_n on_o his_o come_n hither_o p._n 43._o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n compare_v as_o to_o their_o preach_v here_o and_o the_o far_o great_a probability_n of_o st._n paul_n p._n 45._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o british_a church_n to_o the_o first_o council_n of_o nice_a the_o testimony_n of_o tertullian_n concern_v they_o clear_v p._n 50._o the_o national_a conversion_n of_o the_o scot_n under_o king_n donald_n fabulous_a p._n 51._o of_o dempster_n old_a annal_n p._n 52._o prosper_n speak_v not_o of_o the_o scot_n in_o britain_n p._n 53._o the_o testimony_n of_o severus_n sulpicius_n examine_v p._n 55._o several_a testimony_n of_o origen_n concern_v the_o british_a church_n in_o his_o time_n p._n 57_o the_o different_a tradition_n about_o king_n lucius_n p._n 58._o the_o state_n of_o the_o roman_a province_n here_o overthrow_v his_o be_v king_n over_o all_o britain_n p._n 60._o great_a probability_n there_o be_v such_o a_o king_n in_o some_o part_n of_o britain_n and_o then_o convert_v to_o christianity_n p._n 62._o a_o conjecture_n propose_v in_o what_o part_n of_o britain_n he_o reign_v p._n 63._o the_o most_o probable_a mean_n of_o his_o conversion_n and_o the_o story_n clear_v from_o monkish_a fable_n p._n 66._o of_o dioclesian_n persecution_n in_o britain_n and_o the_o stop_n of_o it_o by_o mean_n of_o constantius_n p._n 70._o the_o flourish_a of_o the_o british_a church_n under_o constantine_n p._n 74._o the_o reason_n of_o three_o bishop_n of_o britain_n only_o present_a in_o the_o council_n of_o arles_n p._n 75._o of_o the_o great_a antiquity_n of_o episcopal_a government_n here_o p._n 77._o of_o geffrey_n flamen_fw-la and_o archiflamines_fw-la how_o far_o agreeable_a to_o the_o roman_a constitution_n p._n 78._o maximinus_n his_o pagan_a hierarchy_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o christian_a p._n 81._o the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o arles_n not_o send_v to_o the_o pope_n to_o confirm_v but_o to_o publish_v they_o p._n 83._o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o british_a church_n from_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a to_o the_o council_n of_o ariminum_n great_a probability_n that_o the_o british_a bishop_n be_v present_a in_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a p._n 89._o the_o testimony_n of_o constantine_n be_v bear_v in_o britain_n clear_v p._n 90._o the_o particular_a canon_n of_o that_o council_n explain_v p._n 92._o especial_o those_o relate_n to_o the_o government_n of_o church_n p._n 95._o how_o far_o the_o right_n of_o election_n be_v devolve_v to_o the_o bishop_n p._n 96._o of_o the_o authority_n of_o provincial_a synod_n there_o settle_v p._n 99_o particular_a exception_n as_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n rome_n and_o antioch_n from_o ancient_a custom_n p._n 101._o they_o have_v then_o a_o patriarchal_a power_n within_o certain_a bound_n p._n 103._o no_o metropolitan_n under_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o alexandria_n p._n 104._o the_o just_a right_n of_o the_o british_a church_n clear_v p._n 108._o no_o evidence_n that_o they_o be_v under_o the_o roman_a patriarchate_n p._n 110._o the_o cyprian_a privilege_n vindicate_v from_o all_o late_a exception_n p._n 106._o the_o patriarchal_a right_n examine_v and_o from_o they_o the_o pope_n patriarchal_a power_n over_o the_o western_a church_n at_o large_a dispute_v and_o overthrow_v p._n 111._o pope_n leo_n argument_n against_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n hold_v for_o the_o western_a church_n against_o he_o p._n 132._o the_o british_a bishop_n present_a in_o the_o council_n of_o sardica_n with_o those_o of_o gaul_n p._n 135._o what_o authority_n grant_v by_o they_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o how_o far_o it_o extend_v p._n 138._o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o faith_n and_o service_n of_o the_o british_a church_n the_o faith_n of_o the_o british_a church_n inquire_v into_o p._n 146._o the_o charge_n of_o arianism_n consider_v ibid._n the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o arian_n controversy_n from_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a to_o that_o of_o ariminum_n and_o some_o late_o mistake_v rectify_v p._n 147._o of_o several_a arian_n council_n before_o that_o of_o ariminum_n p._n 164._o the_o british_a church_n clear_v from_o arianism_n after_o it_o p._n 176._o the_o number_n and_o poverty_n of_o the_o british_a bishop_n there_o present_a ibid._n of_o the_o ancient_a endowment_n of_o church_n before_o constantine_n p._n 177._o the_o privilege_n grant_v to_o church_n by_o he_o p._n 178._o the_o charge_n of_o pelagianism_n consider_v p._n 180._o pelagius_n and_o caelestius_n both_o bear_v in_o these_o island_n p._n 181._o when_o aremorica_n first_o call_v britain_n ibid._n what_o sort_n of_o monk_n pelagius_n be_v p._n 185._o no_o probability_n of_o his_o return_v to_o britain_n p._n 186._o of_o agricola_n and_o other_o spread_v the_o pelagian_a doctrine_n in_o the_o british_a church_n p._n 187._o germanus_n and_o lupus_n send_v by_o a_o council_n of_o gallican_n bishop_n hither_o to_o stop_v it_o p._n 189._o the_o testimony_n of_o prosper_n concern_v their_o be_v send_v by_o celestine_n consider_v p._n 192._o of_o fastidius_n a_o british_a bishop_n p._n 194._o london_n the_o chief_a metropolis_n in_o the_o roman_a government_n p._n 195._o of_o faustus_n original_o a_o britain_n but_o a_o bishop_n in_o gaul_n and_o the_o great_a esteem_n he_o have_v there_o p._n 197._o of_o the_o semipelagian_o and_o praedestinatians_n p._n 199._o of_o the_o school_n of_o learn_v set_v up_o here_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o germanus_n and_o lupus_n p._n 202._o dubricius_n and_o iltutus_n the_o disciple_n of_o st._n german_n and_o of_o their_o school_n p._n 203._o of_o the_o monastery_n of_o banchor_n and_o the_o ancient_a western_a monastery_n and_o their_o difference_n as_o to_o learn_v from_o the_o benedictine_n institution_n p._n 205._o of_o gildas_n his_o iren_n whether_o a_o university_n in_o britain_n p._n 207._o of_o the_o school_n of_o learning_n in_o the_o roman_a city_n chief_o at_o rome_n alexandria_n and_o constantinople_n and_o the_o professor_n of_o art_n and_o science_n and_o the_o public_a library_n there_o p._n 210._o of_o the_o school_n of_o learning_n in_o the_o province_n and_o the_o constitution_n of_o gratian_n to_o that_o purpose_n extend_v to_o britain_n p._n 215._o of_o the_o public_a service_n of_o the_o british_a church_n the_o gallican_n office_n introduce_v by_o st._n german_n p._n 216._o the_o nature_n of_o they_o at_o large_a explain_v and_o their_o difference_n from_o the_o roman_a office_n both_o as_o to_o the_o morning_n and_o communion_n service_n p._n 217._o the_o conformity_n of_o the_o liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o the_o ancient_a british_a office_n and_o not_o derive_v from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o our_o dissenter_n affirm_v p._n 232._o chap._n v._o of_o the_o declension_n of_o the_o british_a church_n britain_n never_o total_o subdue_v by_o the_o roman_n p._n 239._o that_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o britain_n in_o the_o province_n by_o the_o incursion_n from_o beyond_o the_o wall_n p._n 240._o of_o the_o
no_o christian_a church_n plant_v in_o britain_n during_o the_o reign_n of_o tiberius_n gildas_n his_o word_n misunderstand_a the_o tradition_n concern_v joseph_n of_o arimathea_n and_o his_o brethren_n come_v to_o glassenbury_n at_o large_a examine_v no_o footstep_n of_o it_o in_o the_o british_a time_n the_o pretend_a testimony_n of_o british_a writer_n disprove_v st._n patrick_n epistle_n a_o forgery_n of_o the_o saxon_a charter_n especial_o the_o large_a one_o of_o king_n ina._n the_o antiquity_n of_o seal_n in_o england_n ingulphus_n his_o testimony_n explain_v all_o the_o saxon_a charter_n suspicious_a till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o seven_o century_n the_o occasion_n of_o this_o tradition_n from_o a_o old_a british_a church_n there_o the_o circumstance_n about_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n and_o arviragus_n very_o improbable_a sr._n henry_n spelman_n vindicate_v the_o state_n of_o the_o roman_a province_n in_o britain_n about_o that_o time_n no_o such_o king_n as_o arviragus_n then_o not_o the_o same_o with_o caractacus_n a_o christian_a church_n prove_v to_o be_v plant_v here_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n the_o authentic_a testimony_n of_o eusebius_n theodoret_n and_o clemens_n romanus_n to_o that_o purpose_n st._n paul_n in_o probability_n the_o first_o founder_n of_o a_o church_n here_o the_o time_n and_o opportunity_n he_o have_v for_o it_o after_o his_o release_n of_o pomponia_n and_o graecina_n claudia_n rufina_n christian_n at_o rome_n and_o their_o influence_n on_o his_o come_n hither_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n compare_v as_o to_o their_o preach_v here_o and_o the_o far_o great_a probability_n of_o st._n paul_n it_o be_v a_o opinion_n general_o receive_v among_o our_o late_a writer_n as_o 6._o one_o of_o they_o tell_v the_o world_n that_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o british_a nation_n to_o the_o christian_a faith_n be_v perform_v towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o tiberius_n caesar_n i._n e._n about_o thirty_o seven_o year_n after_o christ_n nativity_n but_o whosoever_o compare_v the_o circumstance_n of_o those_o time_n and_o consider_v the_o small_a number_n of_o the_o year_n between_o our_o saviour_n passion_n and_o the_o death_n of_o tiberius_n will_v find_v very_o little_a probability_n of_o the_o sound_n a_o christian_a church_n so_o soon_o in_o a_o place_n so_o remote_a as_o britain_n to_o make_v this_o appear_v i_o shall_v not_o insist_v upon_o the_o testimony_n of_o apollonius_n in_o 18._o eusebius_n concern_v the_o ancient_a tradition_n that_o our_o saviour_n command_v his_o apostle_n not_o to_o depart_v from_o jerusalem_n within_o twelve_o year_n after_o his_o ascension_n nor_o on_o that_o of_o the_o 50._o alexandrian_a chronicle_n wherein_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o separate_v till_o after_o the_o council_n at_o jerusalem_n nor_o on_o that_o of_o hippolytus_n thebanus_n in_o 227._o glycas_n and_o of_o euodius_n in_o 3._o nicephorus_n who_o reckon_v the_o martyrdom_n of_o st._n stephen_n to_o be_v seven_o year_n after_o christ_n resurrection_n which_o some_o learned_a 38._o chronologer_n think_v more_o probable_a than_o the_o common_a computation_n which_o allow_v but_o one_o before_o which_o time_n it_o be_v not_o pretend_v by_o any_o that_o the_o disciple_n be_v disperse_v abroad_o but_o that_o which_o be_v of_o great_a force_n and_o certainty_n be_v suppose_v the_o dispersion_n to_o have_v be_v within_o the_o reign_n of_o tiberius_n yet_o the_o scripture_n give_v such_o a_o account_n of_o the_o extent_n and_o design_n of_o the_o disciple_n preach_v upon_o it_o as_o utter_o overthrow_v any_o probability_n of_o their_o come_n hither_o for_o the_o word_n be_v 11.19_o now_o they_o which_o be_v scatter_v abroad_o upon_o the_o persecution_n that_o arise_v about_o stephen_n travel_v as_o far_o as_o phenice_n and_o cyprus_n and_o antioch_n preach_v the_o word_n unto_o none_o but_o unto_o the_o jew_n alone_o but_o the_o near_a of_o these_o place_n be_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o britain_n and_o if_o they_o preach_v to_o none_o but_o to_o the_o jew_n they_o be_v not_o likely_a to_o convert_v the_o gentile_a britain_n 5._o baronius_n grant_v a._n d._n 35._o that_o hitherto_o the_o jew_n have_v only_o the_o gospel_n preach_v to_o they_o although_o at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o plead_v for_o the_o tradition_n of_o lazarus_n mary_n magdalen_n martha_n and_o marcelia_n come_v then_o with_o maximinus_n in_o a_o ship_n without_o oar_n to_o marseilles_n with_o a_o design_n no_o doubt_n to_o spread_v the_o gospel_n among_o the_o gentile_n in_o gaul_n for_o 3._o lazarus_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v bishop_n of_o marseilles_n and_o maximinus_n of_o aix_n and_o he_o add_v out_o of_o a_o manuscript_n in_o the_o vatican_n library_n which_o not_o only_o like_o the_o housholder_n in_o the_o gospel_n bring_v forth_o thing_n new_a and_o old_a but_o sometime_o thing_n new_a for_o old_a as_o happen_v in_o the_o case_n of_o this_o manuscript_n it_o be_v late_o write_v as_o 15._o archbishop_n usher_n have_v observe_v that_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n do_v bear_v they_o company_n and_o come_v over_o into_o britain_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n which_o according_a to_o his_o own_o supposition_n must_v be_v only_o to_o the_o jew_n in_o britain_n if_o there_o be_v any_o here_o but_o if_o it_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o gentile_n 1._o jac._n sirmondus_n say_v in_o plain_a term_n this_o tradition_n contradict_v the_o scripture_n for_o say_v he_o if_o the_o people_n of_o marseilles_n or_o britain_n have_v the_o gospel_n preach_v to_o they_o so_o soon_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o six_o year_n after_o cornelius_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o that_o upon_o the_o encouragement_n of_o his_o example_n those_o of_o the_o dispersion_n begin_v to_o preach_v to_o the_o gentile_n at_o antioch_n which_o be_v confess_v by_o 15._o baronius_n himself_o the_o strength_n of_o which_o argument_n have_v prevail_v so_o much_o in_o france_n that_o the_o 348._o defender_n of_o this_o tradition_n have_v be_v there_o content_v to_o let_v go_v the_o reign_n of_o tiberius_n and_o to_o place_v it_o a_o great_a deal_n late_a anno_fw-la dom._n 62._o 80._o for_o they_o evident_o see_v there_o be_v no_o possibility_n of_o defend_v it_o upon_o other_o term_n although_o hereby_o they_o make_v lazarus_n and_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n of_o great_a age_n when_o they_o undertake_v this_o voyage_n with_o their_o companion_n but_o when_o such_o a_o tradition_n be_v either_o whole_o reject_v there_o as_o disagree_v to_o the_o scripture_n or_o set_v so_o much_o late_a on_o purpose_n to_o reconcile_v it_o with_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n it_o can_v but_o seem_v strange_a among_o we_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o opinion_n still_o so_o general_o receive_v that_o the_o gospel_n shall_v be_v here_o preach_v before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o tiberius_n but_o that_o which_o have_v mislead_v most_o of_o our_o writer_n have_v be_v a_o passage_n in_o gildas_n which_o they_o have_v apply_v to_o the_o particular_a preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n in_o britain_n whereas_o it_o seem_v only_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o general_n liberty_n of_o preach_v it_o throughout_o the_o world_n as_o will_v best_o appear_v by_o consider_v not_o bare_o the_o word_n but_o the_o circumstance_n of_o they_o 1568._o gildas_n have_v undertake_v to_o give_v some_o account_n of_o the_o ancient_a british_a church_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o epistle_n in_o the_o first_o place_n sad_o lament_v the_o want_n of_o any_o domestic_a monument_n to_o give_v he_o certain_a information_n for_o say_v he_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o they_o be_v either_o burn_v by_o our_o enemy_n or_o carry_v so_o far_o by_o the_o banishment_n of_o our_o countryman_n that_o they_o no_o long_o appear_v and_o therefore_o he_o be_v force_v to_o pick_v up_o what_o he_o can_v out_o of_o foreign_a writer_n without_o any_o continue_a series_n from_o hence_o he_o proceed_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o roman_n easy_a conquest_n of_o britain_n but_o difficult_a keep_n of_o it_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v so_o unable_a to_o withstand_v the_o roman_n and_o yet_o so_o unwilling_a to_o obey_v they_o of_o which_o he_o give_v a_o remarkable_a instance_n in_o the_o revolt_n under_o boadicea_n and_o the_o hard_a usage_n of_o the_o britain_n after_o it_o interea_fw-la say_v he_o interea_fw-la glaciali_fw-la frigore_fw-la rigenti_fw-la insulae_fw-la &_o veluti_fw-la longiore_fw-la terrarum_fw-la recessu_fw-la soli_fw-la visibili_fw-la non_fw-la proximae_fw-la verus_fw-la ille_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-la firmamento_fw-la solum_fw-la l._n sol_n temporali_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la summa_fw-la etiam_fw-la coelorum_fw-la arce_fw-la tempora_fw-la cuncta_fw-la excedente_fw-la universo_fw-it orbi_fw-la praefulgidum_fw-la svi_fw-la coruscum_fw-la ostendens_fw-la tempore_fw-la ut_fw-la scimus_fw-la 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